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13-16-010 Committee on standards and tests – Appointment.
13-16-020 New materials – Application for determination – Fee.
13-16-030 New materials – Test completion – Report and recommendation by building commissioner.
13-16-040 New materials – Consideration of report – Recordation of certification.
13-16-050 Specifications of materials or of practice – Documents kept on file.
13-16-060 Materials to meet intent of the building provisions of this Code – Performance specifications.
13-16-070 Workmanship to meet intent of the building provisions of this Code.
For the purpose of insuring public safety and for the purpose of ascertaining the suitability of materials, methods, or systems of construction, or arrangements of materials, not permitted by, or varying from, the performance requirements established by the building provisions of this Code but which are claimed to be equally as good as or superior to those permitted thereunder, the mayor shall appoint a committee on standards and tests consisting of ten members, of which one member shall be the building commissioner, who shall be its chairman, one member shall be the chairman of the city council committee on zoning, landmarks and building standards, one member shall be the chief fire prevention engineer, and seven other members, three of whom shall be architects, two members shall be structural engineers and two members shall be mechanical engineers, all of whom shall be licensed by the state, and each shall have been a resident of the city for a period of one year, or maintained his or her principal professional office in the city for a period of five years, preceding the date of appointment.
(Prior code § 41.1-1; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.8; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 219; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. V, § 2)
Any person desiring to submit any building materials, methods or systems of construction, or arrangements of material not provided for in the building provisions of this Code and which have not been previously approved for use by the building commissioner or certified by the committee on standards and tests, for determining the adaptability or safety of such materials, methods, systems or arrangements for building purposes, or to establish the safety qualifications of any substance for occupancy purposes, shall make application in writing to the building commissioner setting forth the merits claimed, and the purposes desired, together with such laboratory tests and other supporting data as the applicant may wish to furnish. If, in the judgment of the building commissioner, further evidence is necessary of the adaptability or safety of such materials, methods, systems, arrangements or safety qualifications, the building commissioner may require further tests to be made or additional data to be submitted by the applicant.
The fee for such application shall be $750.00 payable to the comptroller.
(Prior code § 41.1-2; Amend Coun. J. 9-13-89, p. 4604; Amend Coun. J. 11-17-93, p. 42192; Amend Coun. J. 12-4-02, p. 99026, § 2.8; Amend Coun. J. 11-13-07, p. 14999, Art. II, § 1; Amend Coun. J. 11-16-11, p. 13798, Art. I, § 10; Amend Coun. J. 11-8-12, p. 38872, § 220; Amend Coun. J. 9-6-17, p. 55278, Art. V, § 3)
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